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By Marie F
Happy New Year!!!!!

Okay, I am sensing that maybe I am the only one who has the luxury to post. BUT- I have been up until 11 baking a cake to take to a friend's tomorrow, AND I have an 8 a.m. -8 mile team in training run out in Grafton an hour away from Boston. AND I have been putting in my days at the restaurant on top of the seafood work. So maybe I am just choosing to post more than you guys. :)

We are headed out tomorrow for the run and then to buy sneakers and will not be back in time to ring you guys for the official New Year's Eve in Japan. I hope you all have a great time together.

We have an invite to a friends for a 7-whenever party, but we are planning on showing early, dropping off a cake and then heading home, where we have a nice bottle of champagne and some American caviar and toast.

Good job making it another year, Fukuda's! Let's see what 2006 brings!
Love, Marie

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Kimie Fukuda said…
Hey mer, i think we're all busy in our own ways--it just makes a diff what computer access looks like... i just found out that b/c i am in a higher tax bracket, my income is practically the same after taxes despite my 6,000$ raise as last yr...I thought my decrease in salary was going to be temporary but I found out that they made a mistake and forgot to deduct for summer salary up until January..so for the rest of the yr it will be even less... i was waiting for it to even out before getting internet access... now I am not sure if i am going to get it at home.... akk! Or i could move into a house with a room to rent... cheaper costs... we'll see... xxk
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